Head of Software Engineering at Salt South Africa

About the job

• Our client is a leading omnichannel retailer, delighting our customers with an innovative range of curated products on personalized terms. Their aim is to provide multiple, convenient and easy retail shopping channels to guarantee that we meet all our customer expectations. 
• The ideal candidate for this role will be experienced in creating and implementing new technology road maps and propelling the business forward to meet the strategic objectives. The candidate would also be very knowledgeable in IT and computer systems and has a solid technical background while able to manage and motivate people. The position will be part of the exco as well as contributing and leading technology in all aspects of the business.
• The position provides strategic informational and technical leadership to retail, in collaboration with other support departments (Product and Strategic Execution), enabling our organization through the innovative application of information and communication technologies. 
• This position oversees all IT (Information Technology) functions at Homechoice and leads a team of IT managers (Engineering, Technical Services, Enterprise Architecture, and Business Intelligence), who manages the company’s technology operations and the implementation of new IT systems and policies.

Requirements

• At least 5 to 10 years experience in ICT systems management, including responsibility for cybersecurity at a senior level in a Retail & or Fintech environment.
•  Experience in implementing new technology and sunsetting old technology advantageous.
•  Familiar with modern aspects of computing, including high-performance computing, cloud and hybrid, hyper-converged computing, and software-defined infrastructure
•  Working knowledge of business intelligence and analytics, agile and DevOps methodologies
•  The ability to develop and maintain a future-orientated innovative strategy for the provision of an enabling, stable, and reliable information technology services platform.

 Excellent communications skills

•  Sound interpersonal relations and ability to take the lead within a team
•  The ability to function effectively within a diverse multilingual and multicultural environment